On this day

6 April in history.

5 moments from 1320 to 1974: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

ABBA in AVRO's TopPop (Dutch television show) in 1974

1974

ABBA wins with Waterloo. The Swedish group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton with "Waterloo", the start of their worldwide success.

Wikipedia: ABBA

Photo: AVRO / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 nl)

More from 6 April

  1. Reproduction of the "Tyninghame" (1320 A.D) copy of the Declaration of Arbroath

    1320

    The Declaration of Arbroath

    Scottish nobles wrote to the Pope asking that Scotland be recognised as an independent kingdom. The letter is still treasured as a statement of freedom.

    Wikipedia: Declaration of Arbroath

    Photo: Scotland barons / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Tony Award statuette (for "Jitney" in 2017), in the lobby of the Samuel Friedman Theatre

    1947

    The first Tony Awards

    Awards for the best of Broadway theatre were given for the first time, named after actress and director Antoinette Perry.

    Wikipedia: Tony AwardsWikipedia: Antoinette Perry

    Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. Intelsat I

    1965

    Early Bird in orbit

    The first commercial communications satellite in a fixed spot above Earth was launched. It carried TV and phone calls between America and Europe.

    Wikipedia: Intelsat I

    Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. An artist's impression of Pioneer 10 looking back on the inner Solar while on its way to interstellar space

    1973

    Pioneer 11 sets off

    NASA launched Pioneer 11, which went on to fly past Jupiter and became the first spacecraft to visit Saturn.

    Wikipedia: Pioneer 11

    Photo: NASA/Don Davis / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.